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RT @digitalkvan: "It's impossible." said pride. "It's risky." said experience. "It's pointless." said reason. "Give it a try." whispered the heart.
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there's a very rude ending to this quote
- Count Caturday
I've been too long in the Internet as I know what CC is referring to ;)
- Jemm
Jumping Genes in the Brain Ensure That Even Identical Twins Are Different: Scientific American - http://www.scientificamerican.com/article...
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"Such genes [jumping genes], which have been found in virtually all species, including humans, can paste copies of themselves into other parts of the genome (the full set of DNA in the nucleus) and alter the functioning of the affected cell, making it behave differently from an otherwise identical cell right next to it. Many such insertions in many different cells would be expected to yield subtle or not so subtle differences in cognitive abilities, personality traits and susceptibility to neurological problems. Our early findings of gene jumping in the brain have led us to another question: Given that the brain’s proper functioning is essential to survival, why has evolution allowed a process that tinkers with its genetic programming to persist? Although we still do not have a definite answer, mounting evidence suggests that by inducing variability in brain cells, jumping genes may imbue organisms with the flexibility to adapt quickly to changing circumstances. Therefore, these...
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- Eivind
from Bookmarklet
"The continuing research into jumping genes in the brain could potentially challenge an entire academic discipline. Behavioral geneticists often follow groups of identical twins over long periods to control for the effects of genes and determine the environmental contributions to such disorders as schizophrenia. The new findings showing that jumping genes actively revise genomes after...
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- Eivind
Heading Down Under for a Week - http://blog.louisgray.com/2012...
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have fun mate. .and do some sight seeing.. Opera house, Botanical garden.. da rocks..
- Peter Dawson
Visit Johnny, Melly , and the robot.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Aww. No such luck it appears.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
I would love to see Johnny. But I think the man is busy. We traded emails.
- Louis Gray
WHAT ABOUT ME??!!!!!
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
Did somebody hear Melly?
- Louis Gray
It isn't fair. I had enough now I want my share.
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
Welcome to my town!
- Glenn Slaven
I think Becca got the wrong idea about "down under"...
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
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Atheism in America: Why won’t the U.S. accept its atheists? (via http://friendfeed.com/emmeffe) - http://www.slate.com/article...
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Point, Texas (pop. 792) is not the easiest place for a single lesbian to raise her child. But neither her sexuality nor her unwed parenthood are enough to make Renee Johnson an American conservative’s worst nightmare. As she explained to me when I met her at Rains County Library, “I’d rather have a big ‘L’ or ‘lesbian’ written across my shirt than a big ‘A’ or ‘atheist’, because people are going to handle it better.” We had met in a private room because Johnson worried that anywhere else in the town, people might overhear us and be offended by her godlessness. No wonder she often feels alone in her non-belief. But Johnson is far from unique. As I found out when I travelled across the US last year, atheists live in isolation and secrecy all over the country. In a nation that celebrates freedom of religion like no other, freedom not to be religious at all can be as hard to exercise as the right to swim the Atlantic. America is the well-known exception to the rule that the wealthier and...
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- Winckel
from Bookmarklet
I don't think this makes me feel sorry for american atheists, it just makes me think the US is a fucked up country. Irrespective of that, I find it difficult to believe that trying to deny reality will end well - there a reason belief in religion is heavily positively correlated with less economically and socially developed countries.
- Winckel
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"Atheism in America" Godlessness is the last big taboo in the US, where non-believers face discrimination and isolation http://on.ft.com/xftE79 ~ “I’ve been told things like ‘I hope you have an accident, die and go to hell.’ So that’s what I’ve been up against.”
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"Psychotherapist Marlene Winell, who practises in Berkeley, California, specialises in “recovery from harmful religion” and advocates religious trauma syndrome as a psychological diagnosis. “There are so many places in the US that are just saturated with religion. Everything is interwoven – their families, their schools, their business – so that if you were not part of the club, part of the group, you get ostracised and people go through really horrible experiences of not belonging any more.” If that sounds like the experience of leaving a cult, perhaps that’s because, as Winell argues, “in its raw form, fundamentalist Christianity that believes that the Bible is the word of God is basically a giant cult.”
- The Real sofarsoShawn
From the outside, keeping your views to yourself may not seem such a problem. But this is only if you think that it’s easy to live hiding who you really are from almost everyone around you, even close family. Take Matt Elder, who lives in Festus, Missouri (pop. 11,602). When I met him in a downtown St Louis diner, he came across as a cheerful, friendly guy, not someone living under a...
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- The Real sofarsoShawn
Data backs up anecdote. A now famous University of Minnesota study concluded that Americans ranked atheists lower than Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups in “sharing their vision of American society”. Nearly 48 per cent said they “would disapprove if my child wanted to marry a member of this group” (many more than the next most unpopular category,...
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- The Real sofarsoShawn
Boo hoo hoo.
- Akiva
That's an interesting reaction. I wonder how that would look under a post about about oppression of e.g. gay people.
- Eivind
Religion is a choice. Being gay isn't. It's kind of rude that you'd try to pair the two.
- Akiva
I know you think it's a choice, but it really isn't. The best I can do is to choose to pretend to believe in your gods.
- Eivind
That's absolutely ridiculous. You really believe that religion is genetic?
- Akiva
I don't know what role genetics play in people's religiosity. Why's that relevant? If I close my eyes and try really hard I still won't believe that you're one of the only real god's chosen people.
- Eivind
You don't know what role genetics play in religion yet you're sure it's not a choice?
- Akiva
I know I can't decide to suddenly believe in one or more of the proposed gods. You don't know what role genetics play in sexual orientation.
- Eivind
So you also think that homosexuality is a choice?
- Akiva
Eivind, perhaps you can't, but atheists and agnostics do every day through conversion. That is their choice.
- Kelli H.
What do you mean 'also', Akiva?
- Eivind
Answer the question. Erase the 'also' if it makes you feel more comfortable. Do you believe that homosexuality is a choice?
- Akiva
If religion isn't a choice, doesn't that suggests atheists shouldn't make fun of theists either?
- Victor Ganata
from iPhone
I don't think homosexuality is a choice, Akiva. Victor, ...
- Eivind
I don't think either side should make fun of the other.
- Stephen Mack
from iPhone
Why do you think that religion is not a choice then?
- Akiva
I think religion is a choice. People pick and choose those all the time. An atheist, at least this atheist, can't just suddenly decide he now believes in one or more gods, though.
- Eivind
But you earlier typed that religion isn't a choice. You typed specifically 'I know you think it's a choice, but it really isn't.' Can you explain that?
- Akiva
The data seem to show that most people tend to stick to the religion they grew up with, or at least to something similar. Radical conversions aren't common.
- Victor Ganata
from iPhone
That's not essential to this conversation, Victor. I'm interested in Eivind particularly. I'm a Jewish Buddhist who was raised Catholic because his parents converted before I was born. I have a particularly unique view.
- Akiva
I didn't read your comment carefully enough, Akiva.
- Eivind
You're still not answering the question, Eivind.
- Akiva
I did. I explained why I answered the way I did.
- Eivind
I think it's relevant, Akiva
- Victor Ganata
from iPhone
So you believe that religion is genetic?
- Akiva
Victor, you're wrong. You know what they say about statistics. I value Eivind more than that. I refuse to denigrate him. I want to know what HE thinks. I don't care what statistics say.
- Akiva
I am not sure. I can't rule out the possibility that genetics play a part.
- Eivind
And how do you feel about homosexuality?
- Akiva
Or are you admitting that Jews are a race?
- Akiva
It's clearly hereditary. Which is not the same as genetic. But there are structures in the brain that seem to be associated with strength of spiritual belief.
- Victor Ganata
from iPhone
So it's hereditary but not genetic? Jews are a race but they're not a race?
- Akiva
How can you explain that I'm not Catholic?
- Akiva
Akiva, I don't understand your questions.
- Eivind
Don't act dumb because it's convenient, Eivind. It's unbecoming of someone of your intelligence. Answer. The fucking. Question.
- Akiva
There aren't specific genetic loci that you could look at and say this person belongs to X race. I'm of the opinion that race is more of a cultural concept than a biological concept.
- Victor Ganata
from iPhone
Victor, do you think that homosexuality is a choice?
- Akiva
Akiva, I don't think homosexuality is a choice. I think you were right the first time when you pointed out that the discussion regarding sexuality doesn't cleanly map to the discussion regarding theism/atheism
- Victor Ganata
from iPhone
Thank you. Religion IS a choice. The pressure of parents is a huge thing. It's unbelievably stressful. I refuse to impress my beliefs on my kids. I want them to do what I did, figure it out on their own. I'll support them in their choices regardless of how it might be opposite of I believe. I wonder if Eivind would do the same.
- Akiva
Atheism isn't a choice. I didn't think it would be cool to be the only person I knew that didn't believe in God. I didn't think it would be great to be different from my friends in a way they would never accept. It was a realization. I realized none of it made sense and the questions I had couldn't be answered. I realized I didn't believe. I can't choose to believe again. Choice and genetics aren't the only two options here.
- <3Heather<3
Heather, you really believe that your atheism wasn't choice? That's physically genetic?
- Akiva
It's either genetics or environment.
- Akiva
And, for the record, I absolutely respect atheism. It's far more reasonable than theism.
- Akiva
Reread my last sentence.
- <3Heather<3
Isn't atheism more like a neutral state? It's then a choice to pick (or being forced) some religion on top of that.
- Jemm
Heather, then what are the options?
- Akiva
I'd guess nuetral point would be "community model" your family friends and larger aquantances religious choice. Your reaction as you find your place on the"religion continuum" would be the question. Is it genetics, education, or...?
- WarLord
The word I believe best describes it, is the word used in my post. If you read it you would know it. Or is reading my post an attempting to understand it less desirable then asking me leading questions?
- <3Heather<3
Jemm, often yes. There are atheists, people who simply don't believe in a deity. Then there are atheists who are proselytizers, who believe it is their job to convert people. I'm not down with anyone who thinks they are in a position to dominate other people.
- Akiva
Heather, I'm honestly curious. Do you really want to challenge people rather than educate them? I may have missed your point. I'm simply interested. I value people who have opposing viewpoints. Either you want to help me or you don't.
- Akiva
@Akiva: I agree with that. I was only observing the way of thinking, not how the people act - religious or not. I don't approve of forcing anything, either.
- Jemm
"It was a realization."
- <3Heather<3
Do you believe that your realization is somehow more valuable than other people's realizations?
- Akiva
When did I say or hint at that?
- <3Heather<3
You haven't. I'm just asking.
- Akiva
I believe religion and atheism are choices, and that a good number of people don't realize they've made a choice because they've been indoctrinated since early childhood. Those folx have chosen to go along with their families', friends', community's beliefs. I think that the hate & conflict between religions, and between the religious & atheists, is a big part of what has turned me off when it comes to organized religion in general.
- Starmama
from FFHound(roid)!
Why would you think to ask me that?
- <3Heather<3
Because I'm curious. Will you answer the question?
- Akiva
No. Do you think you're choice in religion is better or makes you a better person then others?
- <3Heather<3
Starmama, proselytization is violent. I don't support it in any form.
- Akiva
Heather, absolutely not. But I'm at least willing to discuss it. You are apparently not. What does that say?
- Akiva
Do you even know my religion?
- Akiva
I am discussing it.
- <3Heather<3
Yet you refuse to answer my question. Why?
- Akiva
I did answer it.
- <3Heather<3
No, you didn't. You know it. You're smarter than that. I'll repeat it: Do you believe that your realization is somehow more valuable than other people's realizations?
- Akiva
Ok, I'll repeat my answer. No.
- <3Heather<3
Crap. Totally misread your answer.
- Akiva
Imagine that.
- <3Heather<3
That's rude. I'm honestly curious about your opinion, I've expressed nothing but respect for it. And you've come back at me as a jerk. I just wanted to understand you.
- Akiva
Oh I'm sorry, I misread your respect for snark and condescension.
- <3Heather<3
Can you prove that? Can you show me one comment I've made toward you that was snarky or condescending?
- Akiva
I said I misread you, you know the same way you snapped at me before realizing you misread me.
- <3Heather<3
And I admitted that in a kind way, deleted my comment, and essentially apologized for it. Then after that, you capitalized on my mistake. I think even your apology was based in sarcasm. I know you don't like me and honestly I don't care. But I try to treat you well. You deserve better than what I do. And I'm sorry about that. Truly.
- Akiva
Listen Akiva, I'm really sorry if you're being a polite gentleman and I'm taking it all wrong. I'm sorry if you're honestly trying to gain understanding and insight into the mind of an atheist. I love knowledge and I have a need to understand people too. I'm also not refreshing the page, I'm intently following the conversation as it happens. If that's caused problems, I'm sorry for that...
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- <3Heather<3
Akiva, is the fucking question about whether Jews are a race or how I feel about homosexuals?
- Eivind
Oh good lord, girl. I don't need you to make me look like a jerk. I'm legendary at that. I'm a total jerk. I hate people. I just think we'd both benefit if we didn't think that we were both out for each other. We don't agree on a lot of things but I absolutely refuse to disrespect you over that. If I didn't surround myself with people who disagree with me, I'd never understand myself.
- Akiva
Hey, Eivind. Welcome back to the conversation! BOTH. I want answers to both.
- Akiva
Thanks for respectfully calling me "girl".
- <3Heather<3
I was being affable! Dammit. You are a girl aren't you? You're a hell of a girl. How is that an insult?
- Akiva
I guess it's not, boy.
- <3Heather<3
Absolutely not. And if you were offended by it, I'm honestly sorry. It's just ... I dunno. Two of my most used phases are 'old boy' and 'old girl'. WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO DIFFICULT.
- Akiva
I feel about homosexuals as I feel about heterosexuals. Most people are good people, and I don't think sexual preference makes a difference. I think 'race' is a somewhat outdated term, and what we describe as different races often maps better to culture than to actual genetics. There are certainly no well defined genetic borders that separate Jews from the rest of us.
- Eivind
Ha ha remember when Shawn posted a link? OMG.
- Akiva
That's actually quite incorrect, Eivind. Jews have diseases that are specifically linked to them.
- Akiva
You also didn't answer the question. Do you think homosexuality is a choice?
- Akiva
Also, do you think that black people are a culture and not a race? Asians? Indians?
- Akiva
It's quite correct, Akiva. It's all a continuum. There aren't any well defined genetic borders anywhere. This doesn't work the way you seem to think it does.
- Eivind
So you believe that a disease is culture-related?
- Akiva
And you believe that black people are a cultural choice rather than a racial one?
- Akiva
Sure, there are single-gene mutations that have higher incidences in Jewish (specifically, Ashkenazi) populations like Tay-Sachs disease or cystic fibrosis, but you can't look at someone's genome and say, well, they're clearly Jewish.
- Victor Ganata
Akiva, I don't think you understand genetics very well.
- Eivind
Then why is that disease uniquely bonded to Jewish people?
- Akiva
I'm simply asking a question. Why won't you answer it?
- Akiva
Which disease? Tay-Sachs? Or cystic fibrosis? Non-Jews can be born with those conditions as well.
- Victor Ganata
Akiva, for someone trying to gain understanding, you seem to ask very narrow questions instead of letting people tell you what they think. I would imagine if you give people the freedom to express themselves and read it with an open mind, you'll gain much more understanding then selecting specific questions to be answered before moving on.
- <3Heather<3
That's true but Jews are more likely by a huge margin to have Tay-Sachs, for example. By a wide margin.
- Akiva
Heather, I'm just wanting my questions answered. I'm absolutely ready to admit that my questions are wrong. But I always get curious why people refuse to answer questions.
- Akiva
Akiva couldn't that be based on religion or cultural mating selection?
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
There is no one-to-one correspondence between "race" and someone's DNA makeup. There is no "black gene" or "white gene". I don't think it's possible to answer the question you're posing if someone doesn't believe in a biologically-determined concept of race.
- Victor Ganata
Jimminy, possibly. But aren't diseases genetically based? I could be totally wrong on this.
- Akiva
Victor, that's incredibly interesting. Thank you.
- Akiva
While asking questions is legitimate, accusing others of refusing to answer because they didn't respond with THE answer that you chose you would accept before you even asked the question is nonsensical.
- Chris Topher
I just want ANY answer. The refusal of any answer is suspect.
- Akiva
The problem is that the question is loaded with an unwarranted assumption: a biologically determined concept of race. It's a lot like asking someone when they stopped beating their wife.
- Victor Ganata
Akiva, yes but Tay-Sachs is going to occur more often in a population if for some reason the population limits it's own breeding patterns to members of a population known to carry recessive genetics for Tay-Sachs. *Tay-Sachs could be replaced with other genetic disorders/diseases if you want.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Akiva, do you think European royalty is/was a race? They had hemophilia occurring at an incredibly high rate.
- <3Heather<3
Victor, that's an answer. The lack of an answer? It's suspect. And I'm actually not passive-aggressive. I loathe it. When I ask questions, it's usually because I want to be wrong. I want to be educated. I know I come off as whatever but in reality, I just want to learn.
- Akiva
Heather, I think that's different. And it's insulting. The royals weren't killed because of who they are. I can be killed for who I am. And regardless of Victor's stance in this particular thread, he at one time backed Jewishness as a race. I can be killed for who I am. I didn't choose to be Jewish. It's my heritage. My family was killed in Germany. What does that mean? Why do I get so upset over it?
- Akiva
And why should gays not be allowed to marry? Why should they have been killed as well? And Gypsies?
- Akiva
Anyone can be killed for who they are. And I didn't know death was part of the discussion.
- <3Heather<3
Of course death is part of the conversation. Are you unfamiliar with Jasper, Texas? Are you unfamiliar with women who aren't paid properly because of their gender?
- Akiva
I thought this was about atheism and the discrimination of atheists by theists. I guess I'm on the wrong thread.
- <3Heather<3
Clearly. I want atheists to be treated with the respect that they often don't treat theists. I want atheists to be not afraid, to have equal rights. Atheists can be killed for their convictions. I'm thoroughly shocked at your ignorance. I'm religious yet I am on your side. Good grief.
- Akiva
A lot of things, I think. You have me on your side even though you possibly think I'm an idiot for my beliefs. Yet I'd fight for your beliefs. How does that work?
- Akiva
I think Jimminy's comment here is a valid consideration for the genetic disease factor (and I think Heather's example of the royal family was exactly along those lines): a population that very actively discourages or forbids intermarriage is going to have a higher incidence of particular genetic markers. I think the discussion about culture and race and Judaism is very interesting and...
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- joey
I think it came up as part of the discussion as to what characteristics of a person are and aren't a choice.
- Victor Ganata
Against my will, I agree with joey's comment.
- Akiva
Akiva, I deleted my comment, stop bringing it up.
- <3Heather<3
Ah, okay. Thanks, Victor. Well in that case: I don't have a choice about being perceived as Jewish ethnically and discriminated as such at various points in my life (regardless of whether I had been raised with the religion or culture or not) but I also don't have a choice about not being considered 'part of the tribe' or religiously Jewish (without conversion) because my mother was an...
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- joey
I missed this ^ ... I'll brb I know what Heather's meaning to say about atheism is thati it's arrived at by a sense of skepticism, whic is not just an unwillingness accept staus quo-ism. Skepticism is a provisional aproach to claims. It is the application of reason, not revelation
- The Real sofarsoShawn
from FFHound!
No one cares about your opinion. This is about me and Heather working out our sexual tension.
- Akiva
Hahahaa this may help Akiva :D (i think you should get Eivind some Vday sweets to charm him, all girls love chocolate <3 ... moving along... Reason applied to any and all ideas - no sacred cows allowed. Skepticism is a method requiring doubt, not a position. When we say we are "skeptical," we mean, that we must see compelling evidence before we believe. Modern skepticism is embodied in the scientific method which is why you find a larger % of atheist scientists than the general populace.
- The Real sofarsoShawn
from FFHound!
Lastly...Jimminy,Victor, & Joey *nods head* yes is right race has no genetic or biological basis. This has been thoroughly debunked. All human beings have the same ancestors from Africa….Darwin :) The physical diversity of today is purely a function of geographical accidents, climates, isolation, & wndering bands. There is simply no such thing beyond the arbitrary & the artificial of...
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- The Real sofarsoShawn
from FFHound!
Coming late to a thread makes for interesting reading. The whole "it's either a choice or it's genetic" is not quite a correct starting point though. It's not A or B like that. Anything genetic is not rigid programming, just tendencies/predispositions/higher risk. And many non genetic things are nonetheless defining. In all cases, one can go against ones programming (whether genetic or...
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- Iphigenie
Iphigenie speaks in eloquent prose what I have been pondering. Most especially the very last statement: "I see atheists that are as aggressively religious about their beliefs as some of the worst religious bigots"
- Janet-The Bottley Crue
Yeah, ultimately, I think the whole "it's a choice, or it's not" is a false binary. And I have been disgusted by atheists who feel the need to cram their beliefs down other people's throats, but, yeah, they're not necessarily representative, and it certainly doesn't justify persecution.
- Victor Ganata
from iPhone
It must be tricky in the US where a lot of the social "glue" that's left outside work is religious. People are uncomfortable with atheism, you don't need to say much to make them feel threatened - the more they have given up for their religion, the more threatening you are (same goes for any opinion that requires sacrifice, but religion is the most common). And I also think that some...
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- Iphigenie
Here in Europe atheism isn't such a big deal, but I can imagine what it is like, say, in Bible belt. I think more than anything atheists want to separate church from the state and stop things like Creationism/ID being taught at schools at the expense of real science etc. It's fine, if people want to hold on to their beliefs when it's more of personal thing instead of organized.
- Jemm
As an Atheist, my biggest issue is religion being used to create laws...i.e. gay marriage, abortion, birth control, etc.
- Chris Topher
And keeping laws/traditions in place. And as an untouchable topic.
- <3Heather<3
That ^ was one of my major hang ups, sitting through the preaching in my religious instiutions, temple & church. I always wanted to raise my hand and ask questions. Even when I got to ask whom was speaking afterwards it would go something like this: "Why? It is written!" ~ the ol' "parental because I said so" doesn't cut it when you're supposed to be an omniscent "G_d"
- The Real sofarsoShawn
from FFHound!
I think you'll actually find a lot of theists who agree with the goal of preventing this country from becoming a theocracy.
- Victor Ganata
Amen. A theocracy run by anyone besides a deity is not really a theocracy.
- Eric Logan
Yes, people who want to make everything they consider immoral be illegal, and everything they consider moral be compulsory... should be kept as far away from power as possible. Whether they base their sense of morality and values on a god or science.
- Iphigenie
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Angel R. Rivera, Betsy, SteVe C and 4 other people liked this
This is how I feel being college educated and unemployed.
- Chris Topher
from Bookmarklet
Out with the old ugly brass lights and in with the new stylish bronze fixtures.
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Calm down.
- Akiva
That's Derrick's line, heh.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Boobs on the ceiling!
- Rene, Pro Button Pusher
GLAZED boobs.
- Joe The Sausage
Joe's a pervert.
- Akiva
Rene said it first.
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
Well now that you all said that, I guess it's fitting to admit that at first I read it as "out with the old ugly bras"
- Tamara
LOL Tamara
- WoH: Minding her Steves
Alex's ceiling needs new bras.
- John (bird whisperer)
These lights lift *and* separate
- WoH: Minding her Steves
*grinning*
- Prosey BUTTONS!
Which are the new ones?
- Cristo
The ones with style.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Hmm, I have those "ugly old brass" fixtures. LOL
- Janet-The Bottley Crue
You can have mine for spares, Janet! :D
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
The classic ones with glass are cool.
- Cristo
Y'all have no idea how relieved I am to discover that I am not alone in making the association between this light fixture design and well-formed boobage! All those years of tacit guilt! I mean, as if the glass shape wasn't enough, they go and add those perfectly erect "nipple caps"... Who are you trying to kid, lighting designers?!!
- Mark J Colonel Colonic
from Android
Meh, I'm unimpressed. We have the Nippledome here after all.
- Lix
Thanks for the offer to take the brass as spare, will graciously pass. ;)
- Janet-The Bottley Crue
Well, I figured I'd offer after making the offending remarks vis a vis your lights. :(
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
My wife and I call these "boob lights". Sometimes even in lighting stores...
- Brian Johns
All is not well in Greece - http://boingboing.net/2012...
Jemm, Maitani, Stephan Planken and 4 other people liked this
So sad to see this, but I don't think there is any realistic alternative.
- Son of Groucho
I'd agree Gordon, the two alternatives seem to be lots of pain now or huge amounts of pain now. Sadly Greek voters and their leaders seemed to have connived with each other for years, pretending they could live beyond their means and it'll all be OK. I hope now they start to collect more tax from evaders, manage corruption lower and get the country on a sustainable basis :(
- Winckel
get @baffled - http://thebaffled.tumblr.com/post...
Iván Abrego, Fabrizio Casu, marta and 13 other people liked this
hey Mr. Bunneh
- just ZONED
Hey, Val. :)
- Steven Perez
☮ Yılmaz Barış to ☮'s feed, Geyik Muhabbeti, Funny Pics and Videos, Funny Funny, Fun Stuff, KÜRSÜ SENIN, Dök İçini Rahatla, Fikrim Geldi (!)
too late
Özgür, LōrÐ ҒarhaÐ, Renk(one)Ahenk and 5 other people liked this
Yep, people need to stop being so picky
- Shevonne
How I interpret my beverage options on an airplane - The Oatmeal - http://theoatmeal.com/blog...
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Halil, Mathew A. Koeneker, scherbi: bottom dweller and 5 other people liked this
Yes, YES. THIS.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
I always thought the 30k beverage was tomato juice!
- Rene, Pro Button Pusher
Urf. No, I don't think I could handle tomato juice very well on a plane :s I'm not a big fan of it at any altitude.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
I ain't touching it either, but it seems that everyone around me, especially on early morning flights, asks for it. Hangover cure maybe?!
- Rene, Pro Button Pusher
For some reason people drink more tomato juice on planes than on the ground. Maybe it's a thing with the air pressure or something which make it taste different.
- Jemm
Tomato juice tastes 'plane' better at high altitude says scientist: http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tec...
- Jemm
I might have to try tomato juice out sometime on a very long flight just to see, but, in general, ginger ale will ALWAYS be the Airplane Beverage of Choice. I'd never heard about the tomato juice thing before.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
compiler to compiler's feed, Dök İçini Rahatla, Geyik Muhabbeti, KÜRSÜ SENIN, FF - Paylaşım, Fun Stuff, Funny Funny, FF Bekarlar Grubu, "kadınlar" ve "erkekler"
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offffffffffffffffffffffffffff:(
- serena@
o nasıl düşüyor öyle ya?
- Gepetto
acayip... başının üstünde havaya kalkıp düşüyo. bayıldı mı ne?
- compiler
ancak bu kadar yeteneksiz olur bir insan. O sandelyelerin hepsini bir hamlede nasıl devirdin öyle. Yap desen yapılmaz!
- Gepetto
bence de yap desen yapılamazdı :)
- compiler
bence utancından kalkmıyor yerden :)
- Gepetto
8/10
- Jemm
oo yea :D
- bir bar taburesi
Storming the Googleplex at 8 wearing the uniform of social networking history. :)
Deviot, Jemm, نریمان and 94 other people liked this
We are all Friendfeed.
- WoH: Minding her Steves
By 8:30, Louis will be wearing a Google+ shirt. :)
- Cristo
Hush, Chris.
- Kelli H.
How long shall I stay hushed for, Kelli?
- Cristo
*dusts historic self off*
- Laura Norvig
I <3 Cristo.
- Louis Gray
And no, I am not wearing a Google+ shirt. I am wearing a FriendFeed shirt. :)
- Louis Gray
Dont 4get, underall that SAWG.. he's wearing his Google+ boxers !!
- Peter Dawson
Prove it, Peter. :)
- Louis Gray
I'll leave that to Barry of SEW to prove !! ..LOL
- Peter Dawson
do you have spare t-shirt? I'd be happy to spread FF round Groupon
- Bojan Babic
Ich bin ein Friendfeeder...
- RobertoC
Apparently FriendFeed shirts attract the opposite sex…
- Amit Patel
h...
- Key Rabara
I am so happy that I am not the only one who still likes this site so much!
- Space Cowboy
I don't have any Friendfeed swag but I cherish my FFundercats coffee mug
- G Dub of the Carolinas
OMG YOU LOOK SO MORMON
- Akiva
hawwt
- The Real sofarsoShawn
in the 90's when I setup computers, I would occasionally label the C: drive TOO LOUD - see screen shot. Apparently this generated a few support calls long after I had left. #SaturdayFF
☆彡Jazzy-B, kartik vaithyanathan, Michael W. May and 32 other people liked this
Other names ON FIRE - INFECTED - REAL OLD
- Mike Nencetti
HAHAHA I used to name it FOR COOKIE, which only annoyed my mom since she'd change it to something else and I'd change it back.
- Anika
Haha!
- Micah
from FFHound(roid)!
I worked with a guy who used to change the Internet Explorer icon to be Internet Exploder. No one noticed.
- Andy Bakun
I temped at a place where the drives & servers were all named after beers & wines. I asked why one was Sierra Nevada, one was Pyramid, etc and was told what they meant. Then I was told the guy who set em all up was fired for coming back from lunch drunk!
- Starmama
from FFHound(roid)!
When I used to work for Kinkos, I always named the drive THE HARDEST DISK IN THE WEST.
- Akiva
LOUIS GRAY: International Man Of Social Media
Maitani, Steve and 3 other people, Nils Sandin and 117 other people liked this
Yeah baby... yeah...
- Johnny
He hasn't seen it... *dejected arrrrrgh*
- Johnny
LOL'er cakes.
- Derrick
bump it to give it another chance
- bear (aka Mike Taylor)
Hahahahahaha, where are the "sharks with laser beams" :P
- Mol, FF Music Lover
Do I make you Horny baby? DO I?
- Morgan
Lol! Louis
- Wayne Sutton
from iPhone
I see it now, Johnny. :) (Pardon my delay)
- Louis Gray
How was this not in my "Best of Day" when I looked a few minutes ago? This is awesome.
- Bruce Lewis
I love this more than the Kanye West meme :)
- Ethan Gahng
Sure beats the Tux he was last seen in..
- Chris Myles
LOVE IT!
- Lindsay
It's my happenin' baby and it Freaks Me Out!
- iTad
If I use this in a blog post, and give Johnny credit, you think Mr. FFundercats will get mad at me?
- Louis Gray
OMG
- Charlie Anzman
is it Louis Gray day Today?
- Sardar Mohkim Khan
Now highlighted on the blog: http://www.louisgray.com/live...
- Louis Gray
Scratch that, don't like this....love this!
- Harold Cabezas
This is hilarious Johnny! Now I've got to see what Louis did with it.
- Michael Fidler
So Johnny, can you trick somebody in the office to have me come visit you guys?
- Louis Gray
That made me shoot coffee out my nose - Johnny where do I send the prize?
- Comics Forge
louis is a great guy. self made...and well respected
- testbeta
Bump for good times.
- Mark Krynsky
OH BEHAVE!
- Josh Haley
12 months on @louisgray remains the world's No1 Social Media expert closely followed by Robert Scoble and Steve Rubel
- Thomas Power
As groovy now as he's ever been.
- WoH: Minding her Steves
Wow. Somehow I missed this the first time around.
- Akiva
I was just thinking that myself, Akiva. I would have remembered something as groovy as this.
- Jonathan Hardesty
I remember it well. It was a dark and stormy night....
- WoH: Minding her Steves
Congrats Bump
- Johnny
this post was posted in Sep 18,2009, still getting comments i remember this post exactly...
- testbeta
That is an awesome outfit.
- Louis Gray
Congratulations bump indeed.
- Micah
I missed it back then too. Huh. Resurrected awesome posts are awesome.
- Laura Norvig
from iPod
Linked from here: http://mindmybrains.com/2012...
- Louis Gray
:) now then, Louis. I was just trying to introduce ppl to the wonder of Friendfeed....
- WoH: Minding her Steves
Indeed, Brent.
- WoH: Minding her Steves
from iPhone
Happy Caturday!
Jemm, Brent, MissGordi and 13 other people liked this
That shit is not acceptable.
Jemm, aden {Chickadee}, Soup in a TARDIS and 9 other people liked this
How do I not own Interview with a Vampire? THAT SHIT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
- ωαřмaiden ☆TeamOtto☆
Oh, shit. DVD is on sale for 6.99 at amazon. FTMFW
- ωαřмaiden ☆TeamOtto☆
Ali Oz to Ali's feed, Her Telden, Photo Gallery, Fotograf, Fun Stuff, BİRAZDA GÜLELİM KÖŞESİ, FF - Paylaşım
Haydi, şimdi spor zamanı...
Kemal Can, Yusuf Karacan, Berrin and 201 other people liked this
Durmak yok, spora devam, hadi gençler, hop, hop... :))
- Ali Oz
en baştaki köpek bi hayli istekli :))))
- FENOMEN
garibim ya..istekten çok gayret sanki.. ipin en yukarıda olduğu yerden o atlıyor baksanıza :)
- zümral
:))))))
- bademcicegi.com
Hepimize böylesi iki çalıştırıcı gerek. :)
- Ali Oz
allam yaaa...ben de atlayacam:)) en güzel bi şey:) valla:)
- neferteti
:)) Güzelmiş..
- tasavvufokulu
harika :)
- aksuaksu
harikaa :)
- ɱüɭǝɣkǝ
guinness rekoru kırmışlar 13 köpekle.
- Metin Gül
tiplere gel :)
- KeremTiryaki
Akşama kalmaz bu arkadaşlar tığ gibi olurlar, benden söylemesi. :))
- Ali Oz
oyoyoyoyoyoy yiriimmmmm yaa bende istioruummmm aşk bunlar aşkkk:))
- B.B.
Morning exercise :))
- mina_sydney
İnsana en yakın dostun neden köpeklerimiz olduğunun resmidir. Bunu kimse kedilere asla yaptıramaz. )
- koleksiyoner
この子たちは見事ギネス入りしたんですよね！・・・スゴ～イ！・・・おめでとう♪
- keiko-san
Keiko, :)
- Ali Oz
hi, Ali! ...... ^o^
- keiko-san
ohahhaha :)))
- Veysel Keleş
durdur,yorgun oldular
- Oğlan Moğlan
Bari bir akşam molası verseniz...
- Ali Oz
بدبختا
- ــــــــمحسنــــــ
süper yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
- Bayram Paşalı
この子たちは見事ギネス入りしたんですよね！・・・スゴ～イ！・・・おめでとう♪ :))
- Siminya
Google Translate for keiko-san's comment: Bu çocuklar ben mükemmel Guinness edeceğiz geldi! · · · Korkunçluk ~ Lee! Mutlu ♪ · · ·))
- Ali Oz
hahah öyle mi demiş keiko, bi bok anlamadık ama olsun şirin kız
- Siminya
Haydi gençler, durmak yok, devam... :))
- Ali Oz
Ali abi , bunlar hala devam ediyorlarmı :)))
- Mesut
ayyyyy çok güzel, bayıldımm:)))
- 1sen
Mesut, hepsi kürdan kadar incelene kadar durmak yok... :)
- Ali Oz
abi hiç kilo vermemişler ama :)
- Mesut
Evet, çalıştırıcıları uyarayım, daha hızlı çevirsinler ipi, bu tempo az geliyor... :)
- Ali Oz
Çalışma nasıl gidiyor gençler?.. :-))
- koleksiyoner
waoooo...!
- Mark Hennry
+
- Ali Yolcu
Jemm, Iván Abrego, ☆ Mellyboo ☆ and 16 other people liked this
Hahaha http://pinterest.com/pin... via @pinterest
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Jemm, Mehmet Fatih YILDIZ, Cagla and 43 other people liked this
Hahhaaha!
- Zulema ⋅ spicy cocoa tart
from Android
jejeje... ))
- ☆彡Jazzy-B
hahaha.
- Derrick
hahahahha
- Marissa
omg lolol
- Starmama
from FFHound(roid)!
Made me think of this video http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- April
I want to open a restaurant focused on taco's and hotdogs, maybe have ribs and hamburgers, too.
Jeff (Team マクダジ ), Zulema ⋅ spicy cocoa tart, SteVe C and 3 other people liked this
*This after a 2 hour discussion with a 14yo when we were both seriously sleep deprived Saturday night.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
We came up with an alphabetical system for the sizes of a rack.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
You can get your taco and hotdog, fingered(chicken fingers), or fingered on the side.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
At this point I'm pretty sure we need to find away to not come up with terms that sexualize food.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
how about a taco truck?
- imabonehead
Imabonehead, that was actually my mental image of what it could be, Tacos & Weiners.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
If you want nacho's that's a Sloppy Taco.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Diddling this post.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Bump
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Hilarious / Probably - http://pinterest.com/pin...
Steven Perez, cdogzilla | downgraded, Maitani and 6 other people liked this
That means you did it right. ;)
- <3Heather<3
from Bookmarklet
Has anyone started to make real life associations with certain friendfeed'ers based on who they are/what they post etc? Just curious.
Lix, Mark H, Eivind and 11 other people liked this
example?
- Michael W. May
I have met up with two on FF and hope to meet up with Will at some point. The high point of my summer was meeting Laura, her husband, and Jim. The time went so fast, a sign I found kinship in these lovely people.
- Janet-The Bottley Crue
Ah, I should explain, by associations I mean, for example when I think of wildlife now, I always think of Jenny, John and Tinypants, gardening reminds me of Spidra, SAM and Anika, doctors, Gordon and Victor. That sort of association, they just pop into my head when I'm reading/watching/talking/thinking about this stuff.
- Halil
I guess I do. :) SAM makes me think of wood working and chickens. Lix makes me think of beaches and pretty nail colors.
- Jyl, Honorary Sifter
So I'm not the only one then! :-)
- Halil
I always confuse the word naturalist with naturist, lol, they are too similar
- Halil
/me wonders what I'm associated with. *better not ask*
- I like big Botts
I think of you guys in all sorts of situations... a lot of times with bird/nature stuff at Moosicorn I think Halil/John/Jenny would dig this.
- SAM
I definitely do that.
- WoH: Minding her Steves
Yes, I do that.
- Anika
I do that for sure with different items
- SteVe C
Glen is my ukulele guy and dog person! Steven P, bunnies and liberal. Ha3rvey and Derrick- bow ties and recipes. Top of my head for males.
- Janet-The Bottley Crue
from FFHound!
I hear my eyes are sad.
- Rodfather
I definitely make real life associations with FFers I've interacted with. Sometimes it will just take a post or two to set an association. Other times it's based on a deeper connection.
- John (bird whisperer)
I tend to group based on their location. It's pretty obvious there's a group of librarians.
- Rodfather
Cecily, thanks for that, I love that, flowers make me happy, so I'm glad you think of me and flowers. fyi, you make me think of cyclists, and not only that you have also completely changed my attitude towards them, I still get angry with the dangerous ones that don't think of others, but I try not to judge them as harshly as before. Also, if I complain about cyclists jumping lights, what does it say about me, when I cross roads when man is red? Hypocrite! :(
- Halil
I was going to say no, but having read the comments, I must say librarians and ukeleles always make me think of FF!
- Lo the Baker
As steve watched his cat tap dance - http://icanhascheezburger.com/2009...
Jemm, Chris Charabaruk, MicahBear78 and 3 other people liked this
this one always makes me LOL
- Jason
the cat want to top girl band
- Igusti Anita Lakshana
Typical cat. If he’s out, he wants in. « Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? - http://icanhascheezburger.com/2009...
Fibre2fashion, SteVe C, <3Heather<3 and 11 other people liked this
wellow... please open the door now??!!
- Igusti Anita Lakshana
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